Chapter 80

Killian:

I frowned when I found myself waking up in the infirmary room.

The heart monitor beeped beside me, and I couldn’t help but close my eyes as the brightness blinded my vision.

However, closing my eyes ended within seconds as I recalled what happened. My body jerked up despite the pain that I was in, and my heart raced against my chest, beating on the monitor to reflect it.

“Eleanor…”

“Killian, no,” I heard her voice as she pushed me to lay back down. I frowned in confusion for a second, processing what was going on before she pulled her hands away from my shoulders, slightly hesitant as she did. “You just got out of your surgery and need to rest,”

“How? Elton…?”

“Killian, you just woke up.” She said, her tone stern before I wrapped my arm around her, pulling her to my chest. The last thing that I remember seeing was Elton dragging her away, despite my closed eyes, it was the one thing that I heard. 

The light in her eyes seemed to have disappeared completely, and whatever happened, she seemed to be blocking her pain and fear inside as she stood strong. I could feel her tears falling on my chest, and I could tell that she was fighting hard not to sob or touch my wound as she did.

The door opened, revealing both Vladimir and a doctor, and neither one of them moved from beside the door.

My eyes met Vladimir’s, and he shook his head, silently letting me know that something went bad. However, regardless, I was more than thankful for Eleanor being safe and at home. She pulled away and I cupped her cheeks to look her in the eye before her next words took me off guard. She didn’t care that anyone was there nor did she care that she looked tired.

“Shot him,” she said, making my eyes widen in surprise. 

“What?” I asked, frowning in confusion and she sniffed.

She put her hand on my cheek, making me frown in confusion before my vision blurred. 

*Trigger warning ahead, please read with caution*

The two of us stood in front of my body, looking at Elton as he dragged Eleanor deeper into the forest. The fact that he knew his way around her or that we were here to begin with confused me.

“We are inside my head,” she said, looking at me. I nodded and took her hand in mine, watching as she dragged me toward where he took her.

“Did you really think that I was going to leave you to be ‘free’?” Elton asked, glaring at my mate who looked scared. Her heart raced against her chest, and I could tell that she was trying to pry him off her. “But you know, what better way to teach you and kill him than to fuck you on his grounds after you’ve been fucking marked.”

“Don’t,” she said, shaking her head, not wanting him to touch her. She tried pushing him off her, but the man was stronger than she was, and taking that to his advantage, he pushed her on the ground and ripped the dress that she was wearing. 

She shook her head at him, wanting to close her legs as he pushed them back. He unbuttoned his pants and pulled his cock out, making my chest ache for my mate who had to go through that. 

“Elton…” He pushed himself inside her, making her sob. 

“You are cheating on a mating bond,” he said, pulling out of her before thrusting back inside. She cried out, and shook her head as he grazed his canines on the mark. “I wonder what would happen to you if I poisoned your mark with my bite…”

Her eyes turned into a deep shade of golden and though frightened, she lowered her hand to his holster, pulling his gun and knife out as she did. She tried arching her back to stop him, but the man pulled his dick out of her before thrusting back inside at a force that almost had her dropping the weapons. She took a deep breath, clenching on them, and just as his body shuddered, she stabbed him with the knife, making him tense.

*Trigger stops here*

“You bitch…” he said, rolling off her. She was quick to get up and try fixing her dress before stepping back as she held onto the gun for dear life. 

“I have cheated on no one, and the last thing that I am going to allow is for you to break my bond with my love.” She said before pressing the trigger. The man’s body dropped to the ground, and she ran, her heart racing as she reached me to test my pulse. 

She searched my pockets for my phone and it wasn’t long before she found it. Her heart raced and it was seconds later when she managed to open the device, ignoring her fear and shaking hands as she did.

“Boss?” She called Vladimir.

“Vladimir, we need help,” she said, taking my hand in hers. “Killian was shot…”

She removed her hand from my cheek, and my eyes widened in surprise as I saw her tears falling from her eyes. “I swear, I didn’t want him touching me.” 

“Baby girl,” I whispered, wrapping my arms around her as I hugged her tightly. She sobbed, and I kissed her temple, forcing myself to sit up as I held her in my arms. The fact that she shot the man was something that I was more than a little proud of her because of. I knew that it might have taken more courage than she believed she had, and that was enough for me to feel mesmerized by. “I am more than a little proud of you, malyshka. That is one thing that I want you to know, baby.”

She pulled away from my arms and I gently wiped her tears for her before pulling her in for a kiss. The fact I was still tired was not something that I was going to deny, but the fact that I saw my mate by my side, and heard what happened, I was forced to snap out of everything that I felt no matter how hard and tiring it was.

“We didn’t find the body when we looked for him later,” she said, and I nodded in understanding. “It means that he might still be…”

“I don’t want you thinking about that anymore, okay?” I asked, stopping her. She looked down at her lap, but I cupped her cheeks to make her look at me. “You fought back and didn’t fall for your fear and pain, do you know how much I am loving that right now?”

“He still…”

“And I will make him pay for it,” I said, stopping her. “I give you my fucking word, I will make him pay for it…”